eats too much

lol i put about 30 crickets in with my panther this morning and he ate them all... there not small there almost the exact size as the with in between his eyes. should i give him more and just let him eat what he wants or lower the amount? lol hes eating me out of house and home... not really jk

get him on the treadmill asap!

how old is he?

sorry he just hit 5 months

Generally wen they are young, I let them eat as much as they want in a couple of minutes and then leave a couple of crickets extra for later. If the panther male chameleon is not getting fat, then it should be fine.

what kinyonga said!

poor guy is starving! haha

lol no hes not fat so today i put 35 crickets in with him and came back an hour later and they are all gone and he looks a little bit more plump so should i offer more and see if he want em? i dont want him to eat till he gets fat... but i dont want him to go hungry.

You don't want him to get fat...just not be skinny either....so gauge the amount of food by that. His head pads should also be protruding rather than flat or sunken in.

kinyonga said:

You don't want him to get fat...just not be skinny either....so gauge the amount of food by that. His head pads should also be protruding rather than flat or sunken in.

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what do you mean by head pads?

I gave Stan a feast today... Every once in a while a plump-fest shouldn't be a bad thing... Like Kinyonga said though... Gauge... You don't want him to get to fat to move As funny as that would be (DISCLAIMER: I do NOT condone the over-feeding of animals to raise cuteness levels, though I do possess a 40lb cat and a rabbit that has lost the ability to binky... All the fiancé's doing, she condones it lol)

can you post pics please ,lets see in what shape he's in

Look at the top of his head...the head pads are about level in this photo.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hdr400d/5836880631/

Look at these ones...they are puffed up...
http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?enlarge=0000+0000+0909+2315
http://www.glowimages.com.py/imaged...on Furcifer Pardalis Ambilobe 18 months.html

stevie said:

can you post pics please ,lets see in what shape he's in

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well here he is what do you think its getting late and he was on his way to his sleeping spot thats y hes a bit colorless

i would have gotten a better pick in some good light but it is almost his bed time

Is there any chances that the crickets are escaping the cage. I've seen this issue a few times myself.
hope this helps out a bit.